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I love some of those Elvin Jones albums. And McCoy Tyner's "Extensions" is one of the two best albums he ever did (along with "Sahara") to me.

Just finished listening to the Coltrane. Sounds great to me, no hesitation embracing it. Seems like it would have been a fine sequel to the 1962 'Coltrane" album.

Pure playing, I do also, but Shorter wrote some great music. I prefer Shorter with Blakey myself, which will also bring me some grief, I'm sure.

Understood on the music. Agreed it does not sound overtly "religious". OTOH, also does not sound like anything I'd ever listen to in full. I don't really ever listen very much to vocal music in other languages (understand that may be my loss in many ways, but listening to something is opportunity loss of not listening to something else with the finite listening time we are each accorded in life). But yes, what a joyous, beautiful album cover! Can't look at it without breaking into a big smile! Thanks for sharing both.

Don't want to get into a spitting contest (I'd lose badly anyways), but yes, it would. There are certain musical conventions that are brought to play on 'Amazing Grace' that aren't on Aretha's other music of the period such as the mass choir backing, the style of organ playing with the sustained chords, etc. and the compositional style is of an older time.

What Jim said on the Shepp. Nice to see it includes the CD bonus material. It's due out on July 31, which must be why it's not listed on amazon.com. The McLean is a nice economical pickup for latecomers, having Jacknife and Demon's Dance included.

Assuming you mean the "Amazing Grace" set, and the lyrical content does clearly dictate the musical form on that to me.

Very nice! I have never seen a listing for that set. Are there other Impulse sets in the same format?

Not aware of that one (Shepp) - do you have details?

How much do the alternate takes add to the experience? Strange that they all have almost the exact same lengths as the master takes, is it that tightly scripted?

Will continue on the lookout for cuts 2,6,7,8,10,11,12, which are all kinds of wonderful.

So glad for you to have that! Seeing him live 20-25 years ago was a great experience. The Live in Poland DVD is wonderful, especially the 30 minute "Cry of Hunger", which is so moving.

Love your BFT's, we are wired so similarly for our tastes! #9 is "Salvation Army" by the amazing Lloyd McNeill from the 'Treasures' album. #2 sounds like a cut from early 70's that I certainly have and have enjoyed, but I'm having trouble ID'ing it. Will live in this BFT for awhile and be back with more. I know I've heard/own some of the others, too.

What else has come out recently? Also, what is the best place for us in the USA to acquire this title, which I am very interested in?

Start with the first three Impulse's (Monastic Trio, Huntington Ashram Monastery, and especially Ptah, The El Doud, which has Pharoah Sanders and Joe Henderson) and with Transfiguration. How is that stuff compared to her earlier recordings? Does the religious content overwhelm the music?

Is this the big 6-CD box set?

$23.48 on ebay. It's worth it if you like the earlier Impulse albums without the strings (Ptah. Monastic, Satchidananda). I love them. She plays organ throughout on Transfiguration, and Workman and Haynes each do their awesome thing, Originally a 2 LP set, so lots of music,

Just to clarify. I'm referring to "Tropic Appetites" on CD on the prices, not "Escalator".

Alice Coltrane Spiritual Eternal--The Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings. Coming on Real Gone 2CD set in September. https://theseconddisc.com/2018/06/eternal-transcendence-real-gone-collects-alice-coltranes-compete-warner-bros-studio-recordings/ Does not include the great live trio recording with Workman and Haynes, "Transfiguration". Probably a pass for me, but would like to hear others' thoughts on thes albums. Per the website: Eternal Transcendence: Real Gone Collects Alice Coltrane’s Compete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings JUNE 28, 2018 BY RANDY FAIRMAN LEAVE A COMMENT BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.COM Real Gone Music has just announced its first release for this September and it should be of substantial interest to jazz aficionados: a collection of Alice Coltrane’s studio recordings for Warner Bros. from the mid to late 1970s. The 2-CD set, Spiritual Eternal – The Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings, is scheduled to be released on September 7. Coltrane was born Alice McLeod in Alabama in 1937, but grew up in Detroit. She studied music and played a number of instruments, including the piano and harp. She decided to take up jazz and began to perform professionally. She first met John Coltrane in 1962-63 when she was a member of Terry Gibbs’ quartet. She and Coltrane wed in 1965; it was the second marriage for each. In 1966, she became the pianist in John’s group and played with him until his death in July, 1967. Among the recordings she performed on during this period is the acclaimed A Love Supreme. Following John’s passing, Alice began a solo career, kicking off with the album A Monastic Trio later in 1967. Her albums were released on John’s last label, Impulse!, through the early 1970s. As her solo career progressed, her music began to take on a more spiritual flavor. Amid some upheaval at Impulse!’s then-parent company, ABC, Coltrane was lured to Warner Bros. in 1975, where she would record three studio albums (and a live album not included on this compilation). Though it is difficult to characterize the music of Coltrane’s Warner Bros. period, several things hold true throughout the three records, recorded from 1975 to 1977 with Ed Michel as producer. The first is that Alice’s instrument of choice was increasingly the Wurlitzer organ, which she had begun to use at Impulse!. The second is that these albums reflect the increasing importance of Coltrane’s religious studies in her life. In 1968, Coltrane met Swami Satchidananda Saraswati, an Indian spiritual guru and yoga adept, and began to study with him and write and record music dedicated to him. By 1975, she was leading weekly ashrams devoted to traditional Hindi chants, and the music and participants in those services began to filter into the albums she recorded for Warner Bros. Thus, while 1976’s Eternity, her debut album for the label, employed professional vocalists and well-known jazz musicians like Charlie Haden, Ben Riley, and Hubert Laws (with a cameo from Carlos Santana), her next record, 1977’s Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana (the title itself offering praise in Sanskrit of the male and female aspects of Krishna), featured members of Coltrane’s growing ashram–singing, clapping the rhythm, picking up or slowing down the tempo depending on the arrangement. Her last album for Warner Bros., Transcendence, also from 1977, furthered the transition; here, Coltrane (now going by the name Turiyasangitananda or Turiya for short) incorporated full-fledged lead vocalists from the ashram into her music, adding a distinct African-American gospel vibe to the proceedings. These tracks were to prove the template for the four purely devotional albums she released from her ashram in the years following her Warner stint. Transcendence also proved to be the last commercial studio recordings she made until 2004’s Translinear Light on Verve. That would also be Alice’s final album. She passed away in 2007. Real Gone’s new 2-CD set is presented in a six-panel digipak. The booklet features an essay by noted Coltrane scholar Ashley Kahn and draws upon interviews with producer Ed Michel and engineer Baker Bigsby. The book also features rare photos. The set has been produced with the full cooperation of the Coltrane estate by Real Gone co-founder Gordon Anderson and jazz reissue producer Zev Feldman, who produced the 2014 John Coltrane reissue Offering – Live at Temple University for Resonance Records. The reissue has been remastered by Mike Milchner at SonicVision, and designed by John Sellards, whose work can be seen on numerous Second Disc Records and Real Gone Music releases. If you would like to revisit Alice Coltrane’s fasincating Warner Bros. output, we’ve got the full tracklisting and preorder links for the set due on September 7! Alice Coltrane, Spiritual Eternal – The Complete Warner Bros. Studio Recordings (Real Gone Music, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Links TBD) Disc 1 Spiritual Eternal Wisdom Eye Los Caballos Om Supreme Morning Worship Spring Rounds Govinda Jai Jai Ganesha Prema Muditha Hare Krishna Disc 2 Om Namah Sivaya Radhe-Shyam Vrindavana Sanchara Transcendence Sivaya Ghana Nila Bhaja Govindam Sri Nrsimha CD 1, Tracks 1-6 from Eternity, Warner Bros. Records LP BS 2916, 1976 CD 1, Tracks 7-10 and CD 2, Track 1 from Radha-Krsna Nama Sankirtana, Warner Bros. Records LP 2986, 1977 CD 2, Tracks 2-8 from Transcendence, Warner Bros. Records LP BS 3077, 1977

Cheapest one I see is $67.95 + shipping. Please PM me link to what you see, thanks. Plenty of cheap vinyl versions.

Haven't picked up any of the Blue Note specific sets, but in general, the "5 Classics Albums" as well as the WEA "Original Album Series" tend to be absolutely no frills - poor packaging, no bonus cuts, etc. But great prices. The CBS "Original Album Classics" do generally contain the bonus material, but often don't even reflect that on the stingy packaging. But again, amazing prices.

If I ever see an affordable CD on that one, I'll pick it up, thanks.

Yes, that is the point where it goes into the lock, around 9 minutes in. "Delightfully bonkers" is a good description. Everyone from Don Cherry to Linda Ronstadt show up.

Finally picked this up and listened to it after 45 years. What a splended mess. Music is all over the place, from German drinking songs to Gato Barbieri freakouts to Jack Bruce progressive musings. In fact there's probably THE classic Jack Bruce album contained in there. The last track is really strange, 27 minutes long, mainly sounds like an extended one-note fade. Will definitely be relistening, but definitely skipping some tracks and using repeat on others. Other thoughts on this thing?

How often have you heard a bad report on a live recording of that band. Might as well pre-order it